Selfish people of 'The Great Gatsby'

Daisy Buchanan was one of the more selfish characters in "The Great Gatsby". She is and has been married to Tom for some time, and when Gatsby sees her for lunch one day, it's not long after that they begin an affair. She refuses to leave Tom in response to Gatsby's request because she still loves him, however, she continues her affair as she is 'confused'.

Myrtle Wilson is also one of the more selfish characters in the novel. She is not only having an affair with Tom, but she's only having it for the benefit of his wealth. She's pretty much what we would refer to today as a 'gold digger'. For this benefit, she becomes very resilient putting up with Tom's abuse until it comes to an abrupt end when Tom breaks her nose.

Gatsby is one of the most selfish characters in "The Great Gatsby". He persistently lies to people he meets in order to get what he really wants. This reflects the most on how he lies about his own background in order to convince the woman that he immediately fell in love with that he was good enough for her- Daisy Buchanan. He lies to most other people as well, as he is a criminal in how he really gets his money.

All information from the novel.